Dan Evans admits Daniil Medvedev was on a 'different level' after US Open defeat

<div class="pa_art"><p>Dan Evans had a simple explanation for his straight-sets US Open defeat to Daniil Medvedev, shrugging "some people are better than you".</p><p>British number one Evans had made the second week at Flushing Meadows for the first time in his career, but his run was ended in the fourth round by the ruthless Russian.</p><p>The 31-year-old battled manfully but with second seed Medvedev's first serve hitting 130mph and almost unerringly finding the lines, Evans was unable to prevent a one-sided 6-3 6-4 6-3 defeat.</p><p>"I felt Daniil was very good," said Evans. "I think he showed why he has his ranking, why he's challenging in these tournaments to win them.</p><!-- EMBED START Image --><figure id="embedded262223047"><img sr . . .